Mutetant Obscura Film Recipe: Muted Cinematic Tone

The foundation of the Mutetant Obscura recipe is the Classic Negative film simulation mode, which provides a solid base for achieving a nostalgic, film-like appearance. This simulation mode is crucial for setting the overall tone and feel of your images, making them look more like they were shot on film rather than digitally.

Setting your Dynamic Range to DR200 helps retain more details in the highlights and shadows, creating a balanced exposure that resembles the dynamic range of film. This setting is essential for achieving a well-exposed image with a filmic quality.

Adjust the Highlight and Shadow settings to -1 and -2, respectively. This combination reduces contrast slightly, giving your photos a softer look with more subtle transitions between light and dark areas. These adjustments are key to achieving the muted tones that are characteristic of Kodak Vision2 250D film.

Color is set to -3, further desaturating the image and enhancing the muted aesthetic. This setting is crucial for achieving the subdued colors that define the Mutetant Obscura look. The reduced saturation makes the images appear more timeless and less digital, evoking the feel of an older film stock.

For White Balance, set it to Auto, but adjust the Red to neutral and the Blue to -4. This tweak warms up the image slightly, counteracting any overly cool tones and creating a balanced color temperature that complements the muted palette.